SALES of wine fell by almost 4.5 million bottles in the year after the Scottish Government banned multi-buy deals, a new NHS report has revealed.
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Scotland’s supermarkets and off-licences saw alcohol sales fall by 2.6 per cent overall, with wine decreasing by 4 per cent – or 12,300 fewer bottles every day – following the introduction of the Alcohol (Scotland) Act in October 2011. Sales of alcopop-style pre-mixed drinks dropped by
8.5 per cent, following the change in the law.
Sell less alcohol : A good thing.
Last month the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) announced that Scotch whisky exports had reached a record £4.3 billion in 2012 – an astonishing 87 per cent increase over the previous ten years.Quote:
Scotland’s liquid gold is one of our country’s great economic strengths, accounting for one quarter of the UK’s entire food and drink exports.
Sell more alcohol : A good thing.